White Elec. Co., Inc. v. Bak

BAKER, Judge.

White Electric Company, Inc. and State Farm General Insurance Company (jointly referred to herein as employer) appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (commission) that rejected employer’s motion to deny further compensation benefits to Charles Joseph Bak, Jr. (claimant) on the ground that claimant settled his third-party action against Paul Ferranti (Ferranti) without notifying or obtaining employer’s agreement to the terms of the settlement. In its opinion, the commission noted that the parties were familiar with the facts and that it would repeat only…